CHICAGO, Ill. -- When Braxton Miller said that the Buckeyes on Wednesday received good news on the status of running back Carlos Hyde, he wasn't providing any inside info. Miller said he'd just seen the report, from several outlets now, that there's video surveillance that shows Hyde didn't hit anyone in a nightclub last weekend.

Urban Meyer said he wasn't getting the same feeling yet.

“I didn't receive the good news,” Meyer said. “I guess I'm not a big social media guy. We just have to evaluate the facts. And once I evaluate the facts, then we'll make some decisions.”

Hyde still has not been charged with anything. So while his situation gained more attention initially, it's actually cornerback Bradley Roby who bothers Meyer the most now.

“I've got his story,” Meyer said of Roby. “I've got to sit back and get the facts and wait and react. That's the most disappointing of them all.”

Roby was charged after a bar fight in Indianapolis, accused of misdemeanor battery against a bouncer after allegedly striking him in the chest in some form. Roby was scheduled to be here in Chicago, representing the Buckeyes. But he was replaced by Christian Bryant.

It turns out that Bryant was already on alert to fill in before the weekend arrest, because Meyer said Roby had some issues with grades and final tests he had to take care of. While Hyde's loss would hurt the team if he is suspended for any amount of games, the Buckeyes have depth at tailback. Replacing Roby if needed is a different issue.

And thinking about him missing significant time was hard for Bryant to do.

“That would be a devastating loss,” Bryant said. “That's one of my best friends on the team. I don't want to think about that. But with him, I think we will go 26-0.”

That's a 12-0 season plus a 14-0 season. That's a lot to ask. But Roby is a gamechanger, and as far as his teammates are concerned, a good guy. They said the same of Hyde, as you'd expect.

“He's not like that. He's a good guy. I hang out with him all the time,” Miller said of Hyde. “I had a contact with Bradley and he said something happened, and it is what it is, but he's not that way either. So I don't know what happened, but he said he's good, so I'm good.”

Things may turn out OK for the Buckeyes. Realistically, a Roby suspension probably wouldn't be longer than a few games. But nothing is settled yet. And they still had to endure a meeting with Meyer on 7 a.m. Monday where he reiterated what's expected of this team.

“He wasn't yelling or nothing,” Miller said. “He was calm. He was mellow. He just told us what happened. He was real cool, and then after that we had a workout. It was a regular day.”

This hasn't been a regular week for the Buckeyes, with two freshmen disciplined as well, with Marcus Baugh suspended for a game and Tim Gardner for the season. Until decisions are made about the futures of two of their best players, they won't be back to normal.

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“It was very tough. In the last 12 months we've had three legal issues, and it all happened in three days, I think, three or four days,” Meyer said.

"And we had two freshmen that have been with us I think just over three weeks make two stupid decisions that were dealt with very firmly. One's been sent home. One lost his scholarship. And one of them was a 17-year-old using a fake ID.

"And it drives you insane that you have to deal with that nonsense. But that's part of the issue. We had an upperclassman that I'm still receiving information about.

"My concern is just I don't want to disrupt this team. And I talk to them all the time about it. We have an incredible amount of resources and time spent educating players how to do the right thing at the right time. And when a mistake happens or something happened, you have to react and get it done.

"So I'm disappointed. I think furious might be the word that would best describe when I first got the phone call, because, like I said, for 12 months it's been really, really good.

"And I don't want a disruption for this team. The guys work too hard. To have a couple of knuckleheads make some decisions that reflect the entire program, that's not -- I guess it's part of the deal. It's something that bothers me, bothers our staff, and we work very hard to avoid with our players."

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